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English noun: hawala

1. hawala (group) an underground banking system based on trust whereby money can be made available internationally without actually moving it or leaving a record of the transaction


SamplesTerrorists make extensive use of hawala.


Broader (hypernym)banking industry, banking system


Domain categoryact of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act









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